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Bill Adler(III)

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Bill Adler was born on 18 December 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Tougher Than Leather (1988), King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew: King Holiday (1986) and VH1 Presents the 70's (1996).
BornDecember 18, 1951
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    Known for

    Tougher Than Leather (1988)
    Tougher Than Leather
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1988
    King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew: King Holiday (1986)
    King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew: King Holiday
    7.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1986
    VH1 Presents the 70's (1996)
    VH1 Presents the 70's
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1996
    Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
    Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
    7.6
    • Additional Crew
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Writer

    • And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
      And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2004
    • VH1 Presents the 70's (1996)
      VH1 Presents the 70's
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Tougher Than Leather (1988)
      Tougher Than Leather
      4.9
      • story, credit shared with Lyor Cohen
      • 1988

    Producer

    • A Hip Hop Minute (2024)
      A Hip Hop Minute
      7.4
      • associate producer
      • 2024
    • Too Old to Die Young: Ice-T (2017)
      Too Old to Die Young: Ice-T
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Too Old to Die Young: Russell Simmons (2017)
      Too Old to Die Young: Russell Simmons
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Bill Adler: Too Old to Die Young
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
      And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2004

    Additional Crew

    • Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
      Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
      7.6
      • research assistant
      • 2011
    • And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
      And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • footage courtesy of
      • 2004

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:43
    Official Trailer
    Jingle Bell Rocks!
    Trailer 1:50
    Jingle Bell Rocks!
    Jingle Bell Rocks!
    Trailer 1:50
    Jingle Bell Rocks!
    Two Turntables And A Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay
    Trailer 2:39
    Two Turntables And A Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay
    Jingle Bell Rocks - Official US Trailer (HD)
    Trailer 1:48
    Jingle Bell Rocks - Official US Trailer (HD)

    Personal details

    • Born
      • December 18, 1951
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Wrote the liner notes for "Def Jam 1985-2001: The History Of Hip Hop Vol. 1" (2001)

    Did you know

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      Former music critic for the Boston Herald and the New York Daily News
    • Quotes
      Rap music is and will be no better than the society from which it springs. If America is greedy, so is it's music. If America is violent, so will be it's music. America is getting the rap music it deserves right now. When the smoke clears, people will realize that this is exciting, wildly inventive, astonishingly beautiful music. - The Seattle Times, October 2000

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